FEROZEPUR: Even as the health department fighting the Covid-19 crisis on a war footing, the civil hospital Ferozepur performed its first caesarean operation on a Covid-19 positive pregnant woman last night. The mother has given birth to a healthy female baby, who is being taken care of by the paediatric team in the isolation facility of the hospital.
Senior medical officer Gurmej Ram said the woman from Darvesheke village was rushed to the civil hospital last night. After preliminary examinations, the team of doctors — gynaecologist Dr Pooja, anaesthetist Dr Vishal Bajaj and paediatrician Dr David — along with nursing staff decided to perform a caesarean operation to ensure the safe delivery, he added.
Keeping in view the Covid-19 contraction threat, the doctors and entire staff wore PPE kits, said the SMO.